tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795 Randomness The Life and Times of a Strange Welshman swampers 2017-10-07T13:46:57Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:435543 Interesting Links for 06-10-2017 2017-10-06T17:00:03Z 2017-10-07T13:46:57Z public 2 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=11879651" rel="nofollow">Maori LGBTQ term takatāpui</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:New-Zealand">New-Zealand</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Moari">Moari</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=435543" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:435287 Interesting Links for 05-10-2017 2017-10-05T17:00:04Z 2017-10-05T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/stpaulslondon/status/914859532639260672" rel="nofollow">Let’s get ready to Twitter Cathedral rumble!</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.theonion.com/article/marvel-hints-upcoming-death-stan-lee-57114" rel="nofollow">Marvel Hints At Upcoming Death Of Stan Lee</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Marvel">Marvel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/london/comments/73ug31/why_the_thames_water_level_changes_rapidly_during/" rel="nofollow">Why the Thames water level changes rapidly during a day in London?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(Trust the British/Reddit to go full snark on this.)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:london">london</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:science">science</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sarcasm">sarcasm</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Reddit">Reddit</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/world/heres-why-australia-will-never-understand-the-us-obsession-with-guns-20171003-gyt7ys.html" rel="nofollow">Here's why Australians will never understand the US obsession with guns</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Australia">Australia</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.eater.com/2017/10/3/16395490/tgi-fridays-death-of-middle-class" rel="nofollow">As Goes the Middle Class, So Goes TGI Fridays</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:millenials">millenials</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:business">business</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:middle-class">middle-class</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/_DianeKim/status/915693210088984576?s=09" rel="nofollow">Google Translate gender bias</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:bias">bias</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Google">Google</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/" rel="nofollow">The Coming Software Apocalypse</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:code">code</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:software">software</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:programming">programming</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/redlightvoices/status/915884981691584512?s=09" rel="nofollow">On language and racism in the Netherlands</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Netherlands">Netherlands</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=435287" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:435123 Interesting Links for 04-10-2017 2017-10-04T17:00:03Z 2017-10-04T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.smarttalkersblog.com/2011/12/please-dont-teach-your-child-to-say.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Please don't teach your child to say please and thank you (until they’re old enough!)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:learning">learning</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:speech">speech</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns" rel="nofollow">Inside The Federal Bureau Of Way Too Many Guns</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=435123" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:434890 Interesting Links for 03-10-2017 2017-10-03T17:00:03Z 2017-10-03T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/28/hyperrogue-non-euclidean-roguelike/" rel="nofollow">HyperRogue: a non-Euclidean Roguelike</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Roguelike">Roguelike</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:non-Euclidean">non-Euclidean</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/things-more-heavily-regulated-than-buying-a-gun-in-the-united-states" rel="nofollow">Things More Heavily Regulated Than Buying a Gun in the United States</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.studyfinds.org/retirement-savings-anxiety-depression-mental-health/" rel="nofollow">Retirement doesn’t look as alluring for those afflicted with psychological issues</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mental-health">mental-health</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:retirement">retirement</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:anxiety">anxiety</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:finances">finances</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://aeon.co/ideas/but-you-cant-do-that-why-immoral-actions-seem-impossible" rel="nofollow">Why immoral actions seem impossible</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:morality">morality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article176075481.html" rel="nofollow">Award winning home brewing priest told by bishop to stop</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:beer">beer</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:brewing">brewing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:religion">religion</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://td-architects.eu/projects/show/independence-day/" rel="nofollow">A map of what it would be like if all of the European Independence movements succeeded</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:independence">independence</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=434890" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:434602 Interesting Links for 02-10-2017 2017-10-02T17:00:04Z 2017-10-02T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/satanic-temple-wedding-cakes_us_59cd3203e4b0ef069427151f" rel="nofollow">The Satanic Temple Has An Ingenious Plan To Troll Anti-Gay Bakeries</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:laws">laws</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&amp;v=hLtZvNEtbHw" rel="nofollow">The moment analogue TV & Ceefax shutdown, 23rd October 2012</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Ceefax">Ceefax</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://offpeak.io/" rel="nofollow">Know The Best Time To Travel</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:shopping">shopping</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:travel">travel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:web">web</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/antiabortion-mp-jacob-reesmogg-admits-making-money-from-abortion-pills-a3647806.html" rel="nofollow">Anti-abortion MP Jacob Rees-Mogg admits making money from abortion pills</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:investment">investment</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=434602" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:434384 Interesting Links for 01-10-2017 2017-10-01T17:00:03Z 2017-10-01T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/meet-camperforce-amazons-nomadic-retiree-army" rel="nofollow">CamperForce - Amazon's Nomadic Retiree Army</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:amazon">amazon</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:age">age</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:work">work</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=434384" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:434003 Interesting Links for 30-09-2017 2017-09-30T17:00:05Z 2017-09-30T17:00:05Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://vimeo.com/234494042/description" rel="nofollow">The Most Beautiful Shots of the 90s</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=434003" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:433919 Interesting Links for 29-09-2017 2017-09-29T17:00:04Z 2017-09-29T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://thec64.com/games/" rel="nofollow">There's now a C64 mini</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:computing">computing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:retro">retro</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/GrrlGhost/status/913043072103174144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigg.com%2F2017%2Funderwater-afghan-hound-or-ghost" rel="nofollow">An Afghan hound swimming underwater</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:weird">weird</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:dogs">dogs</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/29/bank-of-england-interest-rates-rise-mark-carney-ons-uk" rel="nofollow">Bank of England governor gives fresh hint interest rates will rise</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:interest-rates">interest-rates</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:banking">banking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:finance">finance</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/technology/oldest-earliest-life-labrador-1.2503953" rel="nofollow">Oldest evidence of life on Earth found in Canadian rocks</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:prehistory">prehistory</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:palaeontology">palaeontology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:life">life</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://dirks-blog.tumblr.com/LEGO-world-map" rel="nofollow">A Lego World Map</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Lego">Lego</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:world">world</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:map">map</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/hugh-hefner-marilyn-monroe/" rel="nofollow">Hugh Hefner Is Still Exploiting Marilyn Monroe, Even in Death</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:feminism">feminism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:exploitation">exploitation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://tedium.co/2017/09/28/gin-blossoms-hey-jealousy-tragedy/" rel="nofollow">Gin Blossoms: The Tragic Death Behind Their Best Song</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:lyrics">lyrics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that.html" rel="nofollow">Yak Shaving</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(I am amused to be reminded of this term again)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:procrastination">procrastination</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:productivity">productivity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:words">words</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://theconversation.com/why-you-really-should-start-your-christmas-shopping-now-84412" rel="nofollow">Why you really should start your Christmas shopping now</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xmas">xmas</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:shopping">shopping</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pianistmagazine.com/news/general/right-to-practise-upheld-by-uk-court" rel="nofollow">Right to Practise Upheld by UK Court</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:law">law</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/one-and-only-time-held-my-son/" rel="nofollow">The One and Only Time I Held My Son</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(Heartbreaking)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sadmaking">sadmaking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:grief">grief</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:babies">babies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:parenthood">parenthood</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2017-09-29-the-untold-origin-story-of-creative-assembly" rel="nofollow">The untold origin story of Creative Assembly</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=433919" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:433615 Interesting Links for 28-09-2017 2017-09-28T17:00:04Z 2017-09-28T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/sep/21/no-business-no-boozing-no-casual-sex-when-togo-turned-off-the-internet?CMP=fb_gu" rel="nofollow">The day they turned off the internet</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Togo">Togo</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41246340" rel="nofollow">(A lack of) childcare in Chile</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:childhood">childhood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Chile">Chile</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:love">love</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sadmaking">sadmaking</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/09/14/software-is-a-long-con/" rel="nofollow">Why do we put up with software being so badly written?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:regulation">regulation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:software">software</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:engineering">engineering</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=433615" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:433398 Interesting Links for 27-09-2017 2017-09-27T17:00:02Z 2017-09-27T17:00:02Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6zc8co2h3w" rel="nofollow">Star Trek: The Next Generation - Honest Trailer</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:trailer">trailer</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Star-Trek">Star-Trek</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=433398" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:432917 Interesting Links for 26-09-2017 2017-09-26T17:00:03Z 2017-09-26T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/video-game-companies-reach-agreement-to-end-voice-actor-1818762257" rel="nofollow">Video Game Companies Reach 'Tentative' Agreement To End Voice Actor Strike</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:voice-acting">voice-acting</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:strike">strike</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:acting">acting</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/barbed-wire-telephone-lines-homesteaders-prairie-america-history" rel="nofollow">Barbed Wire Telephone Lines</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:inventions">inventions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:telephones">telephones</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/season-18-episode-29" rel="nofollow">The West Wing: Review S18E29</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:West-Wing">West-Wing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/911196901243994113" rel="nofollow">Owls sneeze?!</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:owl">owl</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sneeze">sneeze</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6Bkizc46o" rel="nofollow">Why Our Brains Don't Explode at Film Cuts</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:film">film</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:neurology">neurology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:editing">editing</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/why-lack-of-sleep-health-worst-enemy-matthew-walker-why-we-sleep" rel="nofollow">The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:health">health</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:science">science</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sleep">sleep</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://alexanderperrin.com.au/paper/shorttrip/" rel="nofollow">A short trip</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:illustration">illustration</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:art">art</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://tedium.co/2017/09/25/ceramic-coffee-cups-rough-spots/" rel="nofollow">Why Ceramic Coffee Cups Have Rough Spots</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:design">design</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017/09/20/the-state-of-being-stuck/" rel="nofollow">Accepting The State Of Being Stuck</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:learning">learning</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_ring" rel="nofollow">Forest ring - like a fairy ring, but with trees (and up to a mile wide!)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:trees">trees</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:weird">weird</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/finding-heart-wrenching-note-mailbox-neighbor-saves-90-year-old-woman-loneliness/" rel="nofollow">Neighbour saves 90-year-old from loneliness</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:feelgood">feelgood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:loneliness">loneliness</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/inside-story-of-the-great-silicon-heist/" rel="nofollow">The Great Silicon Heist</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:theft">theft</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:silicon">silicon</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:technology">technology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/26/16340274/destiny-fireteam-family-death" rel="nofollow">My Destiny fireteam got me through the hardest time of my life</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Destiny">Destiny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2017/09/brownie-recipe-comment-stolen-husband-sydne-newberry.html" rel="nofollow">The story behind the world's greatest Brownie recipe comment</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41400677" rel="nofollow">Over 2,500 products have shrunk in size over the last five years. Now including Jaffa cakes</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:inflation">inflation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=432917" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:432727 Interesting Links for 25-09-2017 2017-09-25T17:00:05Z 2017-09-25T17:00:05Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sleep-deprivation-epidemic-health-effects-tired-heart-disease-stroke-dementia-cancer-a7964156.html" rel="nofollow">Catastrophic lack of sleep in modern society is killing us</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sleep">sleep</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:health">health</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thing-explaining-with-randall-munroe-tickets-37832289396" rel="nofollow">I can't make it to "Thing Explaining with Randall Munroe" but you should go</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://theoutline.com/post/2304/netflix-microsoft-and-google-just-quietly-changed-how-the-web-works" rel="nofollow">Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:standards">standards</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/small-child-cannot-comprehend-that-the-game-boy-does-no-1818710260/amp" rel="nofollow">Small Child Cannot Comprehend That The Game Boy Does Not Have A Touch Screen</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Reminder: children born post-smartphones/tablets have not been conditioned to use buttons.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/DrAnnaClark/status/911104464483909632/photo/1" rel="nofollow">Psychogeography</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cities">cities</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gentrification">gentrification</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ" rel="nofollow">30 Days Timelapse at Sea</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:timelapse">timelapse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sea">sea</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:travel">travel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:ships">ships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/9/22/16343458/exercise-2-hours-per-week-live-longer" rel="nofollow">Don’t overthink your exercise</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:exercise">exercise</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:health">health</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.signs.com/branded-in-memory/" rel="nofollow">Brand logos, drawn from memory</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:branding">branding</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:design">design</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:logos">logos</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caries_vaccine" rel="nofollow">Development of cavity vaccines has been attempted for decades</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:vaccines">vaccines</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:dentistry">dentistry</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:teeth">teeth</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41382495" rel="nofollow">Jared Kushner used private email for White House business</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:email">email</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-i-hacked-hundreds-of-companies-through-their-helpdesk-b7680ddc2d4c" rel="nofollow">How I hacked hundreds of companies through their helpdesk</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:email">email</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/how-trump-bungled-the-politics-of-football.html" rel="nofollow">How Trump Bungled the Politics of Football</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:american-football">american-football</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/25/deloitte-hit-by-cyber-attack-revealing-clients-secret-emails" rel="nofollow">Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Microsoft">Microsoft</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-trump-declaration-of-war-nuclear-kim-jong-un-conflict-ri-yong-ho-latest-a7966416.html" rel="nofollow">North Korea says Donald Trump's latest comments are 'clearly a declaration of war'</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:war">war</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:North-Korea">North-Korea</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=432727" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:432584 Interesting Links for 24-09-2017 2017-09-24T18:00:04Z 2017-09-24T18:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://xkcd.com/1893/" rel="nofollow">Thread</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(I really did LOL)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:geekery">geekery</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Pern">Pern</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IHotHxIl8" rel="nofollow">The secret rhythm behind Radiohead's "Videotape"</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:rhythm">rhythm</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=432584" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:432251 Interesting Links for 23-09-2017 2017-09-23T17:00:03Z 2017-09-23T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-12-please-knock-on-my-door-review" rel="nofollow">Please Knock on My Door - a brutal game about mental illness</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:anxiety">anxiety</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mental-health">mental-health</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.michalspacek.com/post-a-boarding-pass-on-facebook-get-your-account-stolen" rel="nofollow">Post a boarding pass on Facebook, get your account stolen</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:travel">travel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=432251" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:432114 Interesting Links for 22-09-2017 2017-09-22T17:00:03Z 2017-09-22T17:00:03Z public 2 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41320758" rel="nofollow">Female film casting same as 100 years ago</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gender-inequality">gender-inequality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:film">film</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/21/uk-banks-to-check-70m-bank-accounts-in-search-for-illegal-immigrants" rel="nofollow">UK banks to check 70m bank accounts in search for illegal immigrants</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Brexit">Brexit</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:banking">banking</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.studyfinds.org/reviews-online-shopping-ratings/" rel="nofollow">People Prefer Buying Products With High Number of Reviews, Despite Ratings</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:ratings">ratings</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:shopping">shopping</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teased-love-bugs-8-year-old-co-authors-scientific-paper/" rel="nofollow">Once Bullied For Her Love Of Bugs, 8-Year-old Co-Authors Scientific Paper</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:science">science</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:insects">insects</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:feelgood">feelgood</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-found-piracy-do-1818629537" rel="nofollow">The EU Suppressed a 300-Page Study That Found Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:piracy">piracy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:EU">EU</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:streaming">streaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCiIUjPF060" rel="nofollow">Air + sand = fluid?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sand">sand</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://idlewords.com/2017/09/anatomy_of_a_moral_panic.htm" rel="nofollow">When Amazon recommendations and dodgy journalism lead to a moral panic</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Amazon">Amazon</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:journalism">journalism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:panic">panic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_23708_5-iconic-parts-pop-culture-that-are-secretly-racist.html" rel="nofollow">Some things are racist</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:racism">racism</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=432114" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:431781 Interesting Links for 21-09-2017 2017-09-21T17:00:04Z 2017-09-21T17:00:04Z public 1 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/20/afraid-woman-stunned-teenagers-honest-act-caught-camera/amp/" rel="nofollow">Teenager's good deed caught on camera</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(You may now return to your regular newsfeed of disappointment)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:feelgood">feelgood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:happy-news">happy-news</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/20/millennials-spend-three-times-more-of-income-on-housing-than-grandparents" rel="nofollow">Millennials spend three times more of their income on housing than their grandparents did</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/edinburgh-s-unbuilt-inner-ring-road-1-4564604" rel="nofollow">Edinburgh’s unbuilt Inner Ring Road</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170919111240.htm" rel="nofollow">Feeling bad about failure is part of how we learn to do better</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:failure">failure</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:emotion">emotion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://theconversation.com/to-me-golliwogs-are-racist-but-a-tearoom-tangle-and-a-new-poll-shows-britain-disagrees-84314" rel="nofollow">What do the British think of golliwogs?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:race">race</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://hbr.org/2013/02/write-e-mails-that-people-wont" rel="nofollow">Write E-Mails That People Won’t Ignore</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(I wish certain people I work with would learn some of this)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:email">email</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:communication">communication</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/hackers-say-nintendo-switch-has-a-game-that-unlocks-on-1818587767" rel="nofollow">A really sweet easter egg in tribute to the memory of Nintendo's CEO</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Nintendo">Nintendo</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:easter-egg">easter-egg</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://gizmodo.com/this-extinct-frog-probably-ate-crocodiles-and-dinosaurs-1818584666" rel="nofollow">This Extinct Frog Probably Ate Crocodiles and Dinosaurs</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:biting">biting</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:frogs">frogs</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:palaeontology">palaeontology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:biology">biology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:science">science</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evpz7a/turn-off-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-apple-ios-11" rel="nofollow">Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11's Control Center Doesn’t Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wifi">wifi</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wtf">wtf</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:tech">tech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Apple">Apple</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:iPhone">iPhone</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vouchercloud.com/resources/the-freddo-index" rel="nofollow">The Freddo Index</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:chocolate">chocolate</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Brainmage/status/910452508794998784" rel="nofollow">"So. Twitter. I've just had the plumber round."</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:conspiracy-theory">conspiracy-theory</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:story">story</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=431781" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:431575 Interesting Links for 19-09-2017 2017-09-19T17:00:10Z 2017-09-19T17:00:10Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.adweek.com/creativity/media-plan-of-the-year-best-in-show/" rel="nofollow">How Snickers used a 'Hungerithm' to link its price to the mood of Australians</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:algorithms">algorithms</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:social-media">social-media</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:chocolate">chocolate</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Australia">Australia</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/18/debt-timebomb-bank-of-england-consumer-borrowing" rel="nofollow">UK debt is explosive – and it only needs a spark to light the fuse</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:debt">debt</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-pirate-site-explores-a-new-way-of-paying-for-the-internet-that-doesnt-involve-ads-84313" rel="nofollow">A pirate site explores a new way of paying for the Internet that doesn't involve ads</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:piracy">piracy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/06/28/voting_rights_and_the_supreme_court_the_impossible_literacy_test_louisiana.html" rel="nofollow">The impossible “literacy” test Louisiana used to give black voters</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:voting">voting</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/devs-unknowingly-use-malicious-modules-put-into-official-python-repository/" rel="nofollow">Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:python">python</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:coding">coding</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=431575" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:431217 Interesting Links for 18-09-2017 2017-09-18T17:00:04Z 2017-09-18T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/culture/2017/sep/17/emmys-2017-the-handmaids-tale-hulu-streaming" rel="nofollow">Emmy to Handmaid's Tale (and San Junipero!)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:awards">awards</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Emmy">Emmy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:TV">TV</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/evilbmcats" rel="nofollow">Black Metal Cats - Cat pics paired with metal lyrics</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cats">cats</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:metal">metal</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1577000/outlaw-king-scots-pay-row-robert-the-bruce-english/" rel="nofollow">Scottish crew on Robert the Bruce earning £200 less than English</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:pay-gap">pay-gap</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@leemartin/wkwyfl-43879e3348ac" rel="nofollow">Emailing 25k Marilyn Manson fans a video of their house</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:location">location</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:marketing">marketing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/70rex0/tifu_by_recording_my_own_farts_for_an_entire_year/" rel="nofollow">An almost-literal 'oh sh*t' email moment</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:email">email</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:work">work</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://julianoliver.com/output/harvest" rel="nofollow">Art piece uses wind power to mine for cryptocurrency, which it then donates to climate change research</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:art">art</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:climate">climate</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:climate-change">climate-change</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:science">science</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:renewables">renewables</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/11880/build-a-working-game-of-tetris-in-conways-game-of-life" rel="nofollow">Challenge: Build a working game of Tetris in Conway's Game of Life</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(So they built an entire computer from the ground up instead and just ported the game over...)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:design">design</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:code">code</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:programming">programming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Tetris">Tetris</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Game-Of-Life">Game-Of-Life</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpLU__bhu2w" rel="nofollow">The 10,000 Domino Computer</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:computing">computing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:dominoes">dominoes</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.aei.org/publication/warren-buffett-wins-1m-bet-made-a-decade-ago-that-the-sp-500-stock-index-would-outperform-hedge-funds/" rel="nofollow">Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:finance">finance</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:investment">investment</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gambling">gambling</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m65xSqUWaI" rel="nofollow">Guy on disability benefit sees Antiques Roadshow highest appraisal episode & realizes he has that same item</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:happy-news">happy-news</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:antiques">antiques</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:disability">disability</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://xkcd.com/1891/" rel="nofollow">Obsolete Technology</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(Try telling that to North Korea)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:tech">tech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:comic">comic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:webcomic">webcomic</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/resilient-leadership/201709/stop-trying-break-bad-habits" rel="nofollow">Form new habits instead of breaking old ones</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:habits">habits</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://themighty.com/2017/09/mental-illness-friends-hate-me/" rel="nofollow">My Mental Illness Convinces Me My Friends Hate Me</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mental-health">mental-health</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:anxiety">anxiety</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:friendship">friendship</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=431217" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:430900 Interesting Links for 15-09-2017 2017-09-15T17:00:08Z 2017-09-15T17:00:08Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/blackmirror/status/907695792202317832/photo/1" rel="nofollow">The Waldo Moment at last</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Black-Mirror">Black-Mirror</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:iPhone">iPhone</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:emoji">emoji</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bat-echolocation-sensory-trap" rel="nofollow">What is it like to be a bat... around manmade objects?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:bats">bats</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:senses">senses</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tastecooking.com/celery-was-the-avocado-toast-of-the-victorian-era/" rel="nofollow">Celery Was the Avocado Toast of the Victorian Era</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:celery">celery</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:avocados">avocados</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/tomfgoodwin/status/903536824764813312" rel="nofollow">Peak LinkedIn</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:social-media">social-media</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=430900" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:430789 Interesting Links for 14-09-2017 2017-09-14T20:00:03Z 2017-09-14T20:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/stonelion.php" rel="nofollow">A shi story</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:chinese">chinese</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:story">story</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/tomgauld/status/907176391959080960/photo/1" rel="nofollow">Useful abbreviations for the time-pressed online reader</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:abbreviations">abbreviations</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:humour">humour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:comic">comic</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-giving-tree" rel="nofollow">The #Giving Tree</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:childhood">childhood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:literature">literature</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:satire">satire</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/40-year-old-train-destined-for-scotrail-catches-fire-1-4559836" rel="nofollow">40-year-old train destined for ScotRail catches fire</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">"...giving Scotland not only the railway it deserves but the best railway it's ever had."</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:fire">fire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/isthisjames/status/907503658249502720" rel="nofollow">"Today I had one of, if not, THE saddest experience of my life."</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:sadmaking">sadmaking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:love">love</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/10-note-jane-austen-less-valuable-brexit-a7946456.html" rel="nofollow">New £10 note is 16% smaller and worth 15% less than pre-Brexit tenner</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Brexit">Brexit</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=430789" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:430368 Interesting Links for 12-09-2017 2017-09-12T17:00:04Z 2017-09-12T17:00:04Z public 2 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/sep/10/pineapples-spaghetti-avocado-toast?CMP=fb_gu" rel="nofollow">From pineapples to spaghetti – every era has had its own avocado toast</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:avocados">avocados</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/11/tracks-the-train-set-game-passenger-mode/" rel="nofollow">The videogame where you pick up tiny wooden commuters from your furniture</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:videogames">videogames</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cute">cute</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:WANT">WANT</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://xkcd.com/1888/" rel="nofollow">Using shared drives at work</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Oh gods, the contentions!</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:computing">computing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:webcomic">webcomic</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41235131" rel="nofollow">Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:animals">animals</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:photography">photography</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:legal">legal</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theuncomfortable.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Uncomfortable Objects</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:design">design</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/06/ruby-chocolate-barry-callebaut-instagram-foodies" rel="nofollow">'Ruby' becomes first new natural colour of chocolate in over 80 years</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:chocolate">chocolate</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:pink">pink</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blueborne-vulnerabilities-impact-over-5-billion-bluetooth-enabled-devices/" rel="nofollow">Over 5 billion Bluetooth-enabled devices vulnerable to exploit</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:IoT">IoT</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:exploitation">exploitation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:tech">tech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/japan-green-traffic-lights-blue" rel="nofollow">Where blue means green means "go"</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:colour">colour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Japan">Japan</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:law">law</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-measure-infinities-find-theyre-equal-20170912/" rel="nofollow">Uncountable, equal infinities</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:infinity">infinity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://devnull-as-a-service.com/" rel="nofollow">/dev/null as a Service</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:tech">tech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:computing">computing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:development">development</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=430368" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:430253 Interesting Links for 11-09-2017 2017-09-11T17:00:03Z 2017-09-11T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/10/16283926/venezuelan-gold-farming-runescape-targets" rel="nofollow">Gold farming gets Venezuelans targeted in old-school Runescape</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:MMORPG">MMORPG</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Runescape">Runescape</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gold">gold</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Reddit">Reddit</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Venezuela">Venezuela</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.pcgamer.com/pewdiepie-uses-racial-slur-during-stream-prompting-developer-action/" rel="nofollow">PewDiePie uses racial slur during stream, prompting developer action</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:YouTube">YouTube</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:racism">racism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-told-stop-speaking-foreign-13598021.amp" rel="nofollow">A woman was told to stop speaking 'foreign muck' but was actually speaking Welsh... in Wales</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Wales">Wales</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/10/parents-sue-christian-school-boy-allowed-wear-dress/amp/" rel="nofollow">Parents sue Christian school over boy allowed to wear a dress</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:school">school</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:legal">legal</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/sep/10/eddie-izzard-trying-to-get-mother-back-victoria-and-abdul?CMP=fb_gu" rel="nofollow">Eddie Izzard: ‘Everything I do in life is trying to get my mother back’</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Eddie-Izzard">Eddie-Izzard</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:comedy">comedy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:health">health</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:trans">trans</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:running">running</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:politics">politics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://greggormattson.com/2017/09/09/artificial-intelligence-discovers-gayface/" rel="nofollow">Artificial Intelligence Discovers Gayface</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">"AI phrenology" is my newest favourite phrase</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:AI">AI</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.insidescience.org/news/dice-rolls-are-not-completely-random" rel="nofollow">Dice Rolls are Not Completely Random</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Or in other words: if you know enough physics, everything is determinable</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:physics">physics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:maths">maths</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:dice">dice</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:randomness">randomness</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=430253" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:429972 Interesting Links for 10-09-2017 2017-09-10T17:00:04Z 2017-09-10T17:00:04Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/it-s-just-tartan-fantasy-but-set-jetters-love-outlander-1-4555564" rel="nofollow">It’s just tartan fantasy, but ‘set-jetters’ love Outlander</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">"He omits Eilan Donan Castle and its starring role in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - which some might see almost as a documentary, compared to Braveheart or Outlander..."</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:tourism">tourism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/one-10-britons-admit-have-plan-zombie-apocalypse/" rel="nofollow">One in nine Britons admit they have a plan for a zombie apocalypse</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">The other eight are likely going to be the zombies</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:zombies">zombies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:apocalypse">apocalypse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=429972" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:429612 Interesting Links for 09-09-2017 2017-09-09T17:00:03Z 2017-09-09T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-sites-and-the-dying-art-of-customer-service-170803/" rel="nofollow">Pirate Sites and the Dying Art of Customer Service</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:piracy">piracy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:internet">internet</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=429612" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-09:2984795:429392 Interesting Links for 08-09-2017 2017-09-08T17:00:03Z 2017-09-08T17:00:03Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://io9.gizmodo.com/relive-star-trek-the-next-generation-with-posters-for-1801868199/amp" rel="nofollow">Relive Star Trek: The Next Generation With Posters for Every Single Episode</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Star-Trek">Star-Trek</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:art">art</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/why-the-equifax-breach-is-very-possibly-the-worst-leak-of-personal-info-ever/" rel="nofollow">Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:identity">identity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:EpicStupidity">EpicStupidity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-best-christmas-movie-of-all-time-is-being-turned-in-1802147703" rel="nofollow">Twas the night before Christmas and all through Nakatomi Plaza...</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(WANT!)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:WANT">WANT</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:Die-Hard">Die-Hard</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movie">movie</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:xmas">xmas</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:books">books</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hapax-legomenon-hapaxes" rel="nofollow">How Do You Decode a Hapax?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://nation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=de7f932e3a1d494f9c9d9a67fb0de646" rel="nofollow">Mortgage Magnitude</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:mortgage">mortgage</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:data">data</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:USA">USA</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/07/new-artificial-intelligence-can-tell-whether-youre-gay-or-straight-from-a-photograph" rel="nofollow">New AI can tell someone's sexuality from a photograph</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">(LGBTAI is my new favourite acronym)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:AI">AI</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://vimeo.com/229199452" rel="nofollow">3D Coke Sign in Times Square</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:3d">3d</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:coke">coke</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:wow">wow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:via:andrewducker">via:andrewducker</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/drivers-face-penalties-in-scotland-s-first-low-emission-zone-1-4552333" rel="nofollow">Scotland to introduce low emission zones, ban polluting vehicles from them</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:pollution">pollution</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:cars">cars</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2017/08/17/the-premium-mediocre-life-of-maya-millennial/" rel="nofollow">Premium Mediocre</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:culture">culture</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:life">life</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:classism">classism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/business/media/rotten-tomatoes-box-office.html" rel="nofollow">Attacked by Rotten Tomatoes</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:film">film</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:criticism">criticism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:ratings">ratings</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:swampers/t:movies">movies</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=swampers&ditemid=429392" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments